A court in Bali has sentenced three Australian citizens to lengthy prison terms for the fatal shooting of a fellow Australian in June 2025. Mevlut Coskun, 22, and Paea I Middlemore Tupou, 27, each received 16 years, while Darcy Jenson, 24, was given 12 years for their involvement in the death of Zivan Radmanovic, a 32-year-old from Melbourne.
Radmanovic was in Bali celebrating his wife's birthday when he was shot three times and also suffered blunt-force trauma. A second man, Sanar Ghanim, was shot and beaten but survived. Prosecutors said Jenson organised the attack, while Coskun and Tupou carried it out.
During the trial, the three men claimed they were paid by an unidentified Australian man, referred to as 'Mr X', to travel to Bali and intimidate Ghanim into repaying a debt. They refused to name their alleged employer, citing fears for their families' safety.
The court acknowledged that the defendants had acted for a promised payment but noted they had no prior criminal records and had cooperated with the investigation. Presiding judge Wayan Suarta said the sentences were not intended as revenge but as a preventive measure, adding that the men were young and had the chance to reform.
Jenson was arrested at Jakarta airport in June while attempting to leave Indonesia. Coskun and Tupou were apprehended in Singapore and Cambodia with the assistance of Interpol. The trial began in October 2025.
